Parish Boundaries for England and Wales, 2015 Version 2

England and Wales parish boundaries as of 31 December 2015. This second version provides updated boundaries for 13 parishes in the Sevenoaks district. The dataset includes three vector boundary representations: full-resolution extent of the realm, full-resolution clipped to the coastline, and a generalised (20m) version clipped to the coastline.

Use Cases

• Local government planning based on updated parish boundaries.
• Cartographic visualization using generalised (20m) coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Spatial analysis of administrative units using full-resolution vector data.
• Integration with other demographic or statistical datasets using the 2015 boundary snapshot.

Strengths

• Provides three distinct boundary representations (full realm, full clipped, 20m generalised) for flexibility.
• Specifically updates boundaries for 13 named parishes in the Sevenoaks district, indicating version control.
• Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics, suggesting authoritative sourcing.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, column names, and file sizes for specific formats are unknown.
• The dataset is a snapshot from 2015, which may not reflect current administrative boundaries.
• The 'last updated' metadata field (2026) is inconsistent with the dataset's 2015 reference date, creating confusion.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics, incorporating Ordnance Survey data.

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries produced for official administrative geography.

Time Range

2015-12-31

Freshness

The dataset reference date is 31 December 2015. Platform metadata shows a 'last updated' date of 2026-07-08, which likely refers to platform ingestion, not data revision.

Geography

England and Wales